At my baby shower when I was eight months pregnant, my friends raised $47,000 to help me with medical bills. As soon as my mom saw the donation box, she got greedy and tried to snatch my donation box right off the table.

triumph on her face. She thought she had won.

But even through the agonizing pain, just before the world went entirely dark, I remembered one crucial thing.

The camera was still recording.

Fighting for Life

I woke up to the steady, rhythmic beeping of hospital machines.

For a terrifying few seconds, I didn’t know where I was. The ceiling was bright white.continue reading …